kflood

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1. Help? I regret this career choice?

   kflood replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

   Another perfect example of a stressed out nurse who thinks being a nurse requires suffering and sacrifice. Sacrifice, sure, to some degree, but it doesn't have to be miserable, and being miserable and...

2. Help? I regret this career choice?

   kflood replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

   Being an adult involves, actually requires, knowing one's self and one's limitations. Self care is critical in nursing, otherwise you run the risk of turning into just another statistic: A burned...

3. Help? I regret this career choice?

   kflood replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

   I completely understand. I graduated 2 years ago (2nd career, I'm in my 40s) and have limited myself to community-based clinics, flu shot clinics, etc. in order to avoid the all or nothing 12 hour...

4. How do I find private duty work outside of an angency?

   kflood replied to studentnurse2175's topic in Private Duty

   I would like to do the same thing............ so I am assuming one must carry their own liability insurance, yes? I would be helping a woman at home after her knee surgery, with bandage changes,...

5. How Do I Apologize to Professor?

   kflood replied to Valr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Sorry, meant "In addition to being an

6. How Do I Apologize to Professor?

   kflood replied to Valr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   P.S.) Just an aside here, for what it's worth: I had an emergency with my dog during one of my scheduled clinicals. Luckily, I had scheduled too many, so I left a message immediately and was in no...

7. How Do I Apologize to Professor?

   kflood replied to Valr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Ugh. Posts like this make me so glad I have already jumped thru this hoop. I hear you, and I feel you. I went back to school to pursue "people nursing" in my 40's (I have a veterinary background as...

8. I think I might have blown a vein?

   kflood replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in General Students

   I think it takes a while. I know people who got there first IV in, first try. That's called "luck" not skill. Skill is what is developed from trial and error, and I think it also requires a certain...

9. I think I might have blown a vein?

   kflood replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in General Students

   That is the brilliance of lifelong learning. We are constantly reminded that there is so much more to

10. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    kflood replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    You do need a degree and licensure to be employed as a vet tech. Unfortunately, many hospitals, especially the little rinky-dink mom and pop places, like to save money, so they will hire someone,...

11. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    kflood replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    WRONG. I've been a credentialed vet tech for the last 13 years, and we are the RNs of the veterinary world. Our scope of practice is way broader. See my new post below in this thread. They are NOT...

12. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    kflood replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! Just saw this, and have some random thoughts to offer. So......... I have been a CVT for 13 years now, and just two years ago earned my BSN in nursing. At the time I went to vet tech...

13. I don't want night shifts

    kflood replied to Phillip1988's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No! I just graduated and am struggling with the same thing. Our brains are not designed to fight the dark/light thing. It affects us on all levels. I had a bear of a time after 3 nights in a row...

14. Working night shift, difficulty sleeping during the day!

    kflood replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The night shift isn't natural, and don't let anyone make you feel bad for struggling. As nurses, we need to be the best versions of ourselves on all levels. And if we can't take care of ourselves, we...